News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free Software Foundation. Parent comment

Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by bitwize on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:45AM (#26619327)
A talented asshole is a net liability. An untalented, nontoxic person can become a valuable contributor with the right training and mentoring.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by orra on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:00AM (#26619486)
Additionally, an asshole can drive away multiple people.

Even if an asshole is three times as productive as your typical contributor, they can easily drive away ten people.

Not to mention the morality of pedestalling creeps.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by platonq on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:17AM (#26620460)
Except that these 10 people never materialize if someone who has made 10 "wrong" statements in a decade is canceled.

Which is why cancel tactics are employed only in mature code bases, and the 10 people who do materialize are power hungry bureaucrats who associate themselves with the work of others for financial gain.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by ionwake on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:56AM (#26619447)
Surely this is not the case if the talented asshole has already contributed in a massively vast way to the team / society.
[ Parent | on HN ]